Hi Folks, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to upgrade the speakers on my 2015 CVO Street Glide and I’ve learned a lot (the hard way). So I thought I’d share what I learned. My goal was to maintain the OEM Boom2 amplifiers to keep the integration and functionality as close to stock as possible. What I found is that this is not really possible.
I created a video on the subject and posted it on YouTube. I warn you up front that it’s a bit long winded but I do feel there is a lot of useful information. Especially for folks who are considering keeping the stock amplifiers but using non-OEM speakers.
I think that this is also relevant to folks thinking of installing an aftermarket Head Unit (Like the new Soundstream HDHU14 for example) and thinking that they will use the OEM Boom amps. Again, if you maintain the Boom Amps you will probably be forced to maintain the OEM speakers also if you expect good results.
The short explanation is that because of the internal crossovers built into the OEM Boom Amps they will never produce the correct frequencies for any 2-speaker component systems like (Hertz or Infinity Kappa). And because of these same internal crossovers in the Boom amps a DSP cannot be used for signal correction (IMO).
Anyway, here’s a link to the Video. Cut me some slack as I’m no audio expert or video post expert either. Just thought I’d share what I’ve learned. Hopefully it will help others that are trying to decide what to do when upgrading their sound system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acVhPGUfIEkBTW: There was not much information out there on the Power output of the OEM Boom System. You can see these results at the end of the Video and I’ll attach that to this post too…
Cheers!